Oil jumps after US seizes Iranian ship near Hormuz
Oil prices have surged amid renewed Middle East tensions and fears of supply disruptions caused by the closure of the Strait of Hormuz Read Full Article at RT.com
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Supply chains breaking: The hidden bottlenecks threatening to bring the global economy to a standstill
Many underappreciated bottlenecks are threatening the global economy, with naphtha, diesel, aluminum, sulfur, helium shortages causing havoc Read Full Article at RT.com
Tube strike chaos piles fresh pressure on London’s beleaguered night-time economy
Two 24-hour Tube strikes this week threaten London's SMEs and night-time economy, as RMT drivers walk out over TfL's proposed four-day working week. Read more: Tube strike chaos piles fresh…
BADR hike branded a ‘tax-grabbing assault’ as Britain’s founders eye the exit
Founders and advisers warn the latest hike in Business Asset Disposal Relief to 18% is squeezing entrepreneurs and pushing Britain's homegrown talent abroad. Read more: BADR hike branded a ‘tax-grabbing…
Britain to ‘flirt’ with recession as Iran oil shock rattles SMEs
Soaring energy costs and fractured supply chains are set to tip Britain to the edge of a technical recession by the summer, with smaller businesses bearing the brunt of the…
Craft Gin Club teeters on brink as Dragons’ Den darling pleads with bondholders
Sarah Willingham-backed Craft Gin Club warns of administration unless lenders approve a CVA wiping £4.2m of debt and ending free gin deliveries to bondholders. Read more: Craft Gin Club teeters…
Meta to axe 8,000 jobs in May as Zuckerberg bets the house on AI
Meta is preparing to cut roughly 10% of its global workforce from May, with further redundancies later in 2026, as Mark Zuckerberg pours hundreds of billions into artificial intelligence. Read…
Why ADHD and entrepreneurship can drive success and create challenges in equal measure
There is a stage in entrepreneurship that many founders and senior leaders struggle to make sense of. Read more: Why ADHD and entrepreneurship can drive success and create challenges in…
Hormuz reopens: what Iran’s climbdown means for British SMEs
Iran has reopened the Strait of Hormuz to commercial shipping, sending crude below $92 and driving UK 10-year gilt yields to a week's low. Here's what it means for British…
Finance chiefs sound alarm over Anthropic’s ‘mythos’ AI model amid cyber-security fears
Finance ministers, central bankers and Barclays' chief executive warn that Anthropic's new Mythos AI model could expose critical vulnerabilities in the world's financial systems. Read more: Finance chiefs sound alarm…